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Lee says mechanisms needed to manage North tensions
South Korea and North Korea are two neighbors in Asia.
A long time ago, they had a big war.
The fighting stopped, but the two countries never signed a final peace agreement.
The leader of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, gave a speech on a national holiday.
The holiday celebrates when Korea became free from Japanese rule long ago.
In his speech, he said South Korea and North Korea need rules to help them handle their disagreements.
He wants leaders from both countries to talk with each other.
He believes talking can finally end the old war for good.
That would help everyone live more peacefully.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Saturday that mechanisms must be created to manage tensions with North Korea.
He spoke at an event marking the anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule.
Lee called for talks with North Korea and other concerned parties to formally end the 1950-1953 Korean War.
He noted the Korean War was concluded by a ceasefire, not a peace treaty.
Reuters reported the remarks from Seoul on August 15.
- Who
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung
- What
- Called for mechanisms to manage tensions with North Korea and for talks among concerned parties to formally end the Korean War
- Where
- Seoul, South Korea
- When
- Saturday, August 15, during a speech marking the anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule
- Why
- Because the 1950-1953 Korean War was stopped by a ceasefire rather than a peace treaty, and mechanisms are needed to manage ongoing tensions with North Korea
Key facts
- Speaker
- President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea
- Occasion
- Anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule
- Date
- Saturday, August 15
- Reported From
- Seoul
- Main Proposal
- Establish mechanisms to manage tensions with North Korea
- Talks Requested
- With North Korea and other concerned parties to end the Korean War
- Korean War
- 1950-1953; ended by ceasefire, not a peace treaty
- Source
- Reuters








